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Shinseki: VA to move forward with electronic records
Veterans Administration Secretary Eric Shinseki insisted at an April 15 congressional hearing that the VA will move forward on a joint electronic health records system with the Defense Department, even as Pentagon officials are pausing to review their approach. Read More »
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Shinseki’s Critics Will Eat Their Words
There is nearly universal agreement that too many American veterans are made to languish unnecessarily under the current Department of Veterans Affairs claims backlog. [...] Some critics have even called for the resignation of VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki... Read More »
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Sixty-Seven Senators Urge Obama To Resolve VA Claims Backlog
More than two-thirds of the U.S. Senate sent a letter to President Obama Monday urging his “direct and public involvement” to end the Veterans Affairs Department’s disability claims backlog. Read More »
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Smaller Deal On E-Health Record Angers Capitol Hill
The Obama administration pared back its plan to develop a single, integrated, electronic health- record system for the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs due to shrinking defense budgets and rising costs. Read More »
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SRA To Support U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs’ Healthcare Programs
[SRA International, Inc.] announced it is has been awarded a number of contracts valued at more than $35 million if all options are exercised, in support of its strategic commitment to healthcare programs for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Military Health System. Read More »
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Suicide Among Veterans Receiving Less Attention Than Active-Duty Deaths
Many family members noticed dramatic changes in their loved ones after they returned from the war and before committing suicide. Read More »
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Thanks, Roger
Veterans Affairs Chief Information Officer Roger Baker held his last monthly media call today, a free flowing back-and-forth unprecedented in the 28 years I have covered the federal government. Read More »
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The Human Side of Developing Integrated Electronic Health Records
As the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments work to develop an integrated electronichealth record the concept is simple—streamline the military health care system for active-duty service members, veterans and retirees—but getting there is not. Read More »
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The Last Battle: Efforts To Provide Mental Health Care For War Veterans Falling Short
The last battle of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is being fought at home. And in 2012, the military and the VA have done more than ever to respond to the anguish of men and women who are haunted by war...But there is little evidence that the tide has turned in the battle. Read More »
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The Right Way to Modernize VA's VistA EHR: Shift Development to the Private Sector and the Cloud
While changes to VistA are warranted and necessary, trashing the entire system because one component may be flawed makes little sense from technological or financial perspectives. The VA scheduling scandal was the product of an agency overwhelmed by veterans returning from two theaters of war. In that scenario, the scheduling system became a scapegoat for organizational and human resources challenges that were bound to manifest in one way or another.The VA should not heed calls to replace VistA for these key reasons...
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The Tragedy Of Roger Baker
Roger Baker's decision to leave the Veterans Affairs Department is, on reflection, a tragedy. Read More »
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The VA’s Generational Problem
This week, we honor those who have died in America’s wars. And those who survive. [...] Nonetheless, support for veterans has taken a decidedly political turn lately as calls mount for the secretary of veterans affairs, Eric Shinseki, to resign. Read More »
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The Wait We Carry: Using Data Visualization To Capture America's Failure To Take Care Of Its Veterans
Some 600,000 veterans have seen their disability-benefit claims founder unanswered for more than 125 days. Read More »
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Unhappy Lawmakers Take Aim At VA, DoD Plans To Nix Joint EHR
After the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense announced plans to scale back costs by scrapping plans to create an entirely new EHR system shared between the two organizations, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed disappointment and frustration... Read More »
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VA And DoD’s Reversal On Electronic Health Records Criticized
The decision this month by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to scrap plans to create a single electronic health record came under renewed attack Wednesday on Capitol Hill as the Government Accountability Office questioned the departments’ assertion that the action will enable them to deliver improved health care more quickly and for less money. Read More »
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